Tak weather in October

In October, Tak sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 101 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tak's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tak is town in Tak province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,322/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tak reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
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43224
53224
63224
73224
83224
93224
103224
113224
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213224
223223
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303123
313123

How October really feels in Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tak weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°152.111.15.6
Feb34° / 19°91.311.43.9
Mar36° / 23°314.211.92.2
Apr37° / 25°518.612.41.5
May35° / 26°19117.812.82.0
Jun33° / 26°20420.6132.5
Jul32° / 25°20320.212.92.9
Aug32° / 25°21721.212.62.9
Sep32° / 25°19219.512.12.9
Oct32° / 24°10112.211.64.0
Nov31° / 22°183.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°101.4116.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43466
53565
63664
73763
83961
94159
104357
114456
124753
134852
144951
155248
165248
175446
185545
195743
205842
215842
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 101 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
255
354
453
552
651
749
848
947
1045
1144
1242
1340
1439
1537
1636
1735
1834
1933
2032
2132
2231
2330
2430
2529
2629
2728
2827
2926
3025
3124

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1013762
2013960
3014059
4024256
5024454
6024652
7034850
8035047
9035245
10035443
11045541
12045739
13045937
14046135
15046234
16156232
17156430
18156529
19156727
20166825
21166924
22276922
23286921
24296920
253106918
263116917
274136716
284146814
295166613
305186512
316196411

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
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155calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:176:08
211.86:176:07
311.86:176:06
411.86:176:06
511.86:186:05
611.86:186:04
711.86:186:03
811.76:186:02
911.76:186:02
1011.76:196:01
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1211.76:196:00
1311.76:195:59
1411.66:205:58
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1711.66:205:56
1811.66:215:56
1911.66:215:55
2011.66:215:54
2111.56:225:54
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2411.56:235:52
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2611.56:235:51
2711.46:245:51
2811.46:245:50
2911.46:245:50
3011.46:255:49
3111.46:255:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tak

In seasonPeak

In October, Tak sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tak's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Tak?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tak for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tak in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Tak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tak in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tak peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tak in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tak is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tak's WHO annual average of 28 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1780 µg/m³Jun 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tak?

Tak sits at 16.9°N, 99.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Tak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tak is covered by trees (33%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ban Tak 20 km · Kamphaeng Phet 60 km · Mae Sot 62 km · Ban Na 66 km · Mae Ramat 66 km · Myawaddy 69 km · Sukhothai 75 km · Thoen 83 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tak (16.8697°, 99.129°, elevation 113 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).